i \r.i i, MI - i r.i-ii kLOPO '.'I 



Menvs M nut fort 's monger i- out done, however. li\ the \<>i 



in Kr.Mlxen described l.\ IJi-diop Kric I'ontoppidMii :i 

 :in iin: 1 1. 1 1n- hi rm-^i in creation, whose l>< <l \ rises above the BUI 

 tr i he \vni er like a mountain, and its MI-IUS like i In- ni.-i-i^ r ^lii|. 

 Mini :i whole ivuimeiii <>!' >< ildier^ could eM-ily LM> tln'onii'li their 

 mMineii\ res on i;> Icick. This almost marvelous account Ucnn 



tinned ly \\h:lt llMppcllcd to illc Uisliop o|' Nidros. \vll<. |jsrn\ 

 rrin- mil- ol' ilicsr o-io- ;m i jc n)(n^:cr- :i^lcc|> ill Hit- sun. n:i1 ur:tll\ 

 mi-!"ok it lor :i l.-ir^r rock. ;m<l r.-iisnl :in :ilt:ir on its -url-icc, 

 where In- cclclir.-ilcd M:iss. Tlir u'ood-n.-it urcd K r.-ikcn |>cnuil led 

 !hc worihy Uishop to finish i he ceremony ;md n-^iin I lie shore, 

 lielore disappearing linu'Mtli the w.-ives. Al'ler this :iccoiint. who 

 sluill Keliext- the lllri lirioils ill Vt'llt iolis <i* \'ictor llu^'o Mild Ih'liys 



Montforl '' A celebrated Kr.-iUrn of antiquity N^MS the Ilvdrn <>!' 

 I.eriiM. dest roy'(l Ity I Icrculo-. 



Among the curious inventions of Mix-Sent Mud modern roniMii- 



Mpnn the stilij,.,.; ,,f ||,,, nrlopoil of polllp. none is more 

 l.i/Mi-re tliMii ihe ill-scrip: ion u'iven of it in \'ictof Hugo's novel. 

 'The Toiler-- ol' the Sr:i." TliMt Mtithor invests the MII'MIIM! with 

 a strange organization Mini sir-m^vr frclinjLr* : this "jelly seasoned 

 with liMtre<l IIMS lul one openinii' in Hie centre of his rMdi.-d. Is 

 lliis only lii:ilns the Miins'/ Is it i he mouth '' Itishoth. The 

 same opening performs both Innclions. Ii is ent TMIK-C MIK! ont- 



rain, he denies to the creature M IteMk. yet he niMk 

 powerful lor the destruction ol' IMMIIMD lil'e. A \ery <-Mtistic crit- 

 iri-.ni on this work ol' M. llnii'o. 1>\ Mr. lleuri ( 'rosse. under the 

 title of "A well-Mlmsed Molln-sk." WMS printed in .Journal <l> 

 i lii/liu/iHjii-. Isr.i;. Miid M t r:insl:ilion <>!' it WMS |Mililishcd in 

 " A in. .lour. < 'oiicli.." ii. -J'.i I. 



./Kiln/nnjs In Ihrir lit'lnlinn* irifli Ofhi'r 



Thr numler of ceplmlopod- ol' SHIM!! -i/.e i- excessively 

 hut they lie<-ome i he pn-y <'!'M multitude of meiine-. (hi the 

 loth .|MII.. 1^.'.^. the Hutch ship V rit-ndenl roiiw snilnl lor two 

 throiiM-h deMd l..liu'-. covering the surl:ice of t he -. 



\ li>t "f ;iiiiiii;iK p:ir:isitii- u|.on tin- < 'r|.li;il. |" ..l:i. ifl ;i\.Mi l.y K 

 i'l I'lm'^ K" l;i-scn iiml < htlmur 



